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PISTOL.

(Application filed Oct. 22, 1901.)

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No. 707,036. y l Patented Aug. l2, |902.

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Nona PETERS no. pgafummp., WASHINGTON n c UNITED STATESl iPATENT OFFICE.

GUSTAVUS TROXLER, JR., OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO CHARLESF. PAULUS, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

PISTOL.

SPECIFICATION forming 4part' of Letters Patent N0. 707,036, dated August 12, 1902.

Application tied oototerzz, 1901. serian. 79,515. (Nomads.)

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Beit known that LGUs'rAvUs TEoXLEE,J1-.

\ a citizen of theUnited States,residing at New- I enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to numerals of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specication. 4

This invention relates to improvements in toy pistols for the firing or explodingof percussion orpaper caps; and the invention has for itsV primary objects to provide a simple and a cheaply-,constructed toy pistol, known as a repcater,"'i n which the caps, which are arranged in a longfstrip of paper, are automatically and successively fedy between an anvil and a descending hammer with each pull of the trigger of the pistol. My present invention therefore consists i the novel construction of toy pistol hereinafter described, and, furthermore, lthis invention consists in the general arrangements and novel combinations ofthe variousparts as well as in the details of ,theconstruction thereof, all of which will `be more fully set forth in the following specification andthen iinally embodied in the clauses of theclaim. The inventionis clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which#h Figure l isa sideview of one formof toy pistol made according to my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section of the same, illustrating the parts of the firing mechanism in their respective positions of rest; and Fig. 3 is a similar view of the pistol with the several parts offthe iiring mechanism shown in their relativepositions `just prior to the ring or exploding ofthe cap. Fig. 4 isa horizontal section ofthe pistol, said section being taken online 4 4 in Fig. Z-When looking in the direction of the arrows@ in said figure; and Fig. 5 is a cross-section taken on line 5 5 in said Fig. 2 when looking in the direction of the arrow y. Fig. 6 is a longitudinal ver-V therein.

tical section of a toy pistol provided with a A modified arrangement of the parts of the firing mechanism, said view illustrating the said parts in'their positions when the hammer has descended upon the .cap and has exploded thev same; Fig. 7 is a similar view of the pistol 55 .and its lfiring mechanism represented in Fig.

`6, butillustrating the parts of the said firing mechanism 4in, their relative positions just .prior to the exploding of the cap by the desceuding` hammer; and Fig; S is a vertical 6o cross-section taken on line 8 8 in Fig. 6 when ylooking in the direction of the arrow z in saidfigure. Figs. 9 and 10 are perspective views of a pair'of feed-rolls which arek employed with the said firing mechanism represented in the several figures of the drawings.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the said above-described views to indicate corresponding parts.

In thel figures of the drawings, 1 indicates 7o the complete pistol,the`same comprising a pair of pistol-sections@ and 3, which are of the usual configuration,`l that when vthesaid sections are1plac`ed upon each other and are secured together bymeans of suitable rivets 4 75 per opening .9 and a lower opening 10 for the 85 purposes to be presentlyimore fully set forth. Extending in aninward direction from Vthe said rib or projection 8 and contiguous to the said upper opening 9 or in any other suitable position is an anvil 11, having an inclined 9o and preferably serrated face 12, against which can be made to strike the correspondinglyformed head14 of a hammer' 13. This hammer is pivotally arranged on a pin or rivet 15 and has its upper curved end member arranged in the said previously.,-4 mentioned opening 9, as shown, so as to be movable The lowerend memberof said hammer has suitably secured thereto one end of a spring 16, which in turn is attached at its roo opposite end to a post or pin 17, substan tially as illustrated. Depending from the said. lower end member of the hammer is a pivoted dog or finger 18, which rests under no1'- mal conditions lightly against a stop 19 on said lower end member of theA hammer 13.

Pivotally arranged upon a pin 2O and eX- tending from the hereinabove mentioned lower opening 10 is a trigger 21, which has its lower end formed with a finger or pull piece 22. The upper end portion 23 of the trigger is movably arranged within the chamber 7 between a pair of stops 24 and 25, so as to limit its movement, and under normal conditions the trigger is held in the position represented in Fig. 2 of the drawings, with the upper end portion 23 resting against the stop 25 by the action of a spring 27, having its ends respectively attached to said end portion 23, as at 26, and to a post 28, substantially as illustrated.

Suitably arranged on a pair of pins 29 and 30 is a pair of feed-rollers 31 and 32, respectively, each roll being preferably covered with a flexible band or covering, as 33 and 34, to more easily and properly feed a strip ol" paper or percussion caps, as 35, from between the guide-ribs 36 between the said rolls 31 and 32 to a position directly in front of the inclined face 12 of the anvil 11. In order that a rotary motion may be imparted to the said feed-roll 32, the said roll is provided on its side with ratchet-teeth 37, with which is in pulling engagement the hook-shaped end 41 of a dog 40, which is pivotally attached to the hammer 13, as clearlyillustrated in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings. From an inspection of said figures it will be seen that when the trigger is pulled in the usual manner the end portion 23 is brought against the pivoted dog or finger 18, thus forcing the latter against the stop 19 of the hammer. While this action causes the hammer to be raised from the position indicated in Fig. 2 to that shown in Fig. 3 the dog 40 has pulled the feed-roll 32 around the distance between two adjacentlyplaced teeth 37, as illustrated in said Figs. 2 and 3. At the same time the paper strip 35 is fed in its upward direction to bring a cap directly in front of the anvil 11, against which the hammer-head is forcibly brought to iire the cap by the action of the spring 16 after the end portion 23 of the trigger has been pulled entirely beyond the lower end of the pivoted dog or nger 18, as will be clearly evident. During these movements the finger of the operator is released sufficiently from the finger-piece 22 of the trigger 21 to allow the spring 27 to quickly return the said trigger to its initial position. (Indicated in Fig. 2 of the drawings.)

By this arrangement and. construction of the parts l have devised a simplyconstruct ed repeating toy pistol in which any number of percussion or paper caps are intermittently and with great rapidity fed in front of an anvil and a rapidly`oscillating hammer, and in that manner each cap is readily andv quickly fired without any possibility of exploding or firing more than one cap at a time.

. In Figs. 6 to 8, inclusive, I have illustrated a slightly-modified arrangement of the firing mechanism, but the same still embodying the leading features of my invention. In this construction the general arrangement of the parts is practically reversed from that represented in Figs. 2 and 3 and the firing hammer and trigger are made in one piece, whereby I dispense with the use of the finger or dog 18 and the extra trigger and spring 27 employed with the parts represented in said Figs. 2 and 3. In the said construction represented in Figs. 6, 7, and 8 the marginal rib or projection 8 along the upper edge of the handle 5 is formed with an opening 42 and a guide 43, upon which the cap-strip 35 is fed between the two feed-rolls 31 and 32. The form of combined trigger and hammer used in this pistol is indicated by the referencefigure 44, the same having a striking-head 45 for exploding the cap against an anvil 46 when pulled by means of its trigger 47. A stop 48 limits the forward motion of this combined hammer and trigger, and a spring 49 causes the same to return to the starting-point when the trigger is released. In all other respects the general arrangements and combinations of the Various parts are the same as those described in the above in connection with Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, and it is therefore not necessary to further describe these parts;

From an inspection of Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings it will be noticed that the strikingsurface 12 ofthe anvil 11 tapers from the opening 9 in the upper part of the pistol in a downward and slightly-forward direction toward the barrel of the pistol and that the striking-surface of the anvil 46 of the pistol represented in Figs. 6 and 7 tapers from the opening 9 in a downward and rearward direction toward the stock of the pistol and that the striking-surface of the hammer in each case is tapered accordingly. The purpose of providing the anvil with such tapering striking-surface is that the iiash from an exploding cap will thereby be forced into the interior of the frame of the pistol and will not pass out at the opening 9, thereby overcoming the possibility of burns due to the careless handling of the pistol.

I am fully aware that changes may be made in the various arrangements and combinations of the parts without departing from the scope of my present invention. Hence I do not limit my invention to the exact arrangements and combinations 0f the parts as described in the speciication and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, nor do I confine myself to the exact details of the constructions of the said parts.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- ICO IIO

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l. In a pistol for firing paper or percussion caps, thecombination, with the frame of the pistol having an opening in the top, and an anvil at or near said opening, said anvil-having a striking-surface extending in a downward direction and tapering at an angle away from said opening, ofV a ring-hammer having a taperingstriking end corresponding to thel angle of the inclination' of the striking'- surface of the anvil, a cap-feeding mechanism, and means connected with said hammer for causing an intermittent feeding motion of saidfeeding mechanism, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. In a" pistol for firing paper or percussionA caps, the combination, with the frame of the pistol having an opening in the top, and an anvil at or near said openingsaid anvil hav` inga striking-snrfacek extending in a downward direction and tapering at an angle away from said opening, of-a firing-hammer having a tapering striking end corresponding to,

the angle of the inclination of the strikingsurface of the anvil, a pair Vof feed-rolls between which a-strip of paper caps is passed: and fed beneath vthe striking-surface of saidV anvil, and means `connected with said hammer and engaging with one of said feed-rolls for causing van intermittent :rotary feeding motion of thejrolls, substantially. as and for the purposes set forth. ,y

3. In a pistol forring paper or percussion caps, thegcombination, with the'frame of the pistol having an opening in the top, and an. anvil at or near said opening, said anvil having a striking-surface extending in a downward direction and tapering at an angle away from said opening, of a ring-hammer having a tapering striking end corresponding to the angle of the inclination of. vthe strikingsurface of theanvil, apair of feed-rolls between which a strip of paperY caps is-passed and fed beneath the,striking-surface,ofv the anvil, ratchet-teeth on one of `sa`idffeedrolls, anda pawl pivotally attached Lto Jsaid hammer having a hook--shaped'end ,in engaget ment `with said Ratchet-teeth forrcausing an intermittent rotary motion of said feed-rolls, substantiallyV as and for the purposes set fort-h.

4. In a pistol for firing paper orpercussion caps, thecombination, withthe frame'of the vpistol having an-opening'in the-top, and an anvil at or near said opening, said anvil having a striking-surface extending in a downward directionand tapering at an angle away from said opening, of a tiring-hammer having a tapering striking end corresponding to the angle of the inclination of the tapering surface of the anvil, a pair of feed-rolls-between which a strip of paper caps is passed and fed beneath the striking-surface of the anvil, ratchet-teeth on one offsaid feed-rolls, and a pawl pivotally attached to'saidhanlmer having-a hookshaped end in engagement with said ratchet-teeth for causing an= intermittent Vrotary motionof said `feed-rolls, and meansfor operating 'saidrhammelg con-` sisting, of a nger pivotally connected with said hammer, and a pivoted'trigger adapted to be brought in active sliding engagementwith said linger, snbstantially'f-as andfjor the purposes set forth. Y

21st day of October, 1901. A GUSTAVUS TROXLER, .Inf

Witnesses:`

` FREDK. C. FRAENTZEL,

GEoLwD. RICHARDS.

y In testimony that I claim the invention sety forth above Ihave hereunto's'et my hand this- 

